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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2347035128511
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • infordhlservice.dhl@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:50:43 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Contact_DHL_Delivery_Services,_Its_Very_Very_Urgent?=


Dear friend,
Goodday,
I just want to inform you that i have packaged and deposited your ATM MASTERCARD worth $800,000,00 USD with DHL Delivery Services to deliver it to you, due to i have waited enough to hear from you so that your funds will be transfered through CENTRAL BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) here to your personal account, but because of the late response,I now decided to deposit the ATM MASTER CARD and placed it for delivery with the fedex delivery services because it also eaiser and safer. Insurance and delivery charges have been paid for, but the only fee remaining is the security safe keeping fee of $95,00 USD which you will be required to pay before delivery, so you are to contact them on how you are to remit the fee to them so they can release your package and deliver it to you which will take 2 working days to get to you. I am going out of Nigeria to IRAQ for a period of 4 months to see my boss.
However, this was not paid for because of demurrage. Well, I did forward them your delivery address, but a re-confirmation is important when contacting them if you want to change your address. I advice you quote the parcel and shipment code to them for onward delivery to your re-confirmed address.The ATM MASTERCARD has pin number 8876. Take note, once you receive the card you take it to any ATM cashpoint around your area and slot it in and enter the pin code for withdrewal, the amount you can be able to withdrew per day is $20,000.00 USD (Twenty Thousand United State Dollars) each day.
Forward the following when contacting DHL Delivery Services:
Full name......................
Home address............
Country....................
Telphone...............
Find DHL Contact Information Below:
====================================
Contact Officer: Mr. Collins Oliver
E-mail: infordhlservice.dhl@gmail.com
Tel: +234 7035128511
Shipment Code: CPEL/OWN/9856
Parcel Number: EG2272-NG
Once again, the DHL Delivery Services do not know the content of the parcel, I registered it as an African magazine they don't know it contains ATM MASTERCARD inside, this is to avoid them delaying the delivery and besides I don't want you to lose your inherittance funds.
Regards,
Barrister Tom James

Contact DHL Delivery Services, Its Very Very Urgent


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